Semitic Commonwealth was a staged reading series comprised of six plays by Arab and Jewish playwrights, Semitic Commonwealth centered the human toll of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Rather than strive to achieve balance and moral equivalency between "competing" narratives, these works investigate themes of identity, justice, occupation, exile, history, and homeland with remarkable honesty and integrity.

Plays:
Scenes from 69* Years
The Admission
The Zionists
Tennis in Nablus
The Urge for Going
The Victims

Essay:
"Two States, Sure, but How About a Six-Play Solution?”
 by Jamil Khoury

Press:
"The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict’s Human Toll Explored," Feb 17, 2017, WBEZ Chicago

"In Chicago Theatre, the Play’s the Thing for Both Sides," Aimee Levitt, Forward, Jan 13, 2017